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Chapter 6: Latin America: It's Land and History

Unit Objectives:

1) To identify the important uses of the Amazon rain forest

2) To explain the conflicts surround the uses of natural resources in the Amazon rain forest

Things to think about:

1) What conflicts might arise over a resource such as trees?

2) What businesses might want to cut down trees, and why would environmentalists want to protect trees?

Key Vocabulary:

1) tributary
2) deforestation
3) Tropical Zone
4) El Nino
5) Machu Picchu
6) Atahualpa
7) Francisco Pizarro
8) Hernan Cortes
9) Montezuma II
10) Chinampas
11) hieroglyphs
12) Columbian Exchange

Learning Latin America

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Chapter 1: Latin America: Physical Geography

Objectives:

1) Be able to identify Latin America as a culture region and show the influence of physical geography on Mexico.

2) Be able to describe Central America and the formation of the Caribbean Islands.

3) Be able to describe important geographic features of South America.

4) Be able to explain climate variations in the region.



Key Vocabulary:

1) tributary
2) deforestation
3) Tropical Zone
4) El Nino

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Chapter 6 Lesson 2: Ancient Latin America

Objectives:

1) Be able to identify major ancient civilizations in Latin America and explain the civilization and accomplishment of the ancient Maya.

2) Be able to describe the Aztec culture and relitigion.

3) Be able to identify the features of the Inca Empire.

4) Be able to explain the effects of Spanish rule in Latin America.